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package org.brainstretch.jsf;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.FacesConverter;

/**
 *
 * @author mrodaitis
 */
@FacesConverter(value = "stringToBytes")
public class StringToBytesConverter implements Converter{

    @Override
    public Object getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
        return value.getBytes();
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) {
        if(value != null && value instanceof byte[]){
            return new String((byte[])value);
        }
        return null;
    }
    
}
